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Norco Rival
Number of Reviews:   24
Average Rating:




Submitted by anon - 7/20/2010 2:24:12 AM
Pros: Good frame, tyres. Fork soft but can be adjusted. Very reliable, nothing broken yet
Cons: gears a wee bit clinky
Time Used: 1 Year
Comments: Love the bike, never had any major problems, helped me get into freeride
Rating: 5
Recommendation: Yes I would recommend it to a friend

Submitted by Tyler - 4/5/2009 8:28:31 AM
Pros: The bike is amazingly light and great for dirt jumping and i use mine a bit for downhill.
Cons: the stock cranks suck
Time Used: 1 Year
Comments: ive had this bike just over a year and the stock parts arnt great but i ride it really hard. ive probly put $750 into this bike but it was so worth it.
Rating: 5
Recommendation: Yes I would recommend it to a friend

Submitted by millsy - 9/19/2008 11:53:38 PM
Pros: everythin but..
Cons: the forks. their a bit weak for the ones that really wanna full on bike
Time Used: 6 Months
Comments: grea bike for starters. looks awesom. great bike overall
Rating: 5
Recommendation: Yes I would recommend it to a friend

Submitted by Rooney - 5/29/2008 3:02:41 PM
Pros: Great in the trails
Cons: NONE. This bike has no defaults at all. There has been no problems for the 4 years that I have owned the bike.
Time Used: More than 2 years
Comments: Probably the best bike that I have ever owned. I would take it over a Norco Rampage. The forks are beefy and durable, and the bike is awesome off jumps.
Rating: 5
Recommendation: Yes I would recommend it to a friend

Submitted by Rooney - 5/29/2008 3:02:11 PM
Pros: Great in the trails
Cons: NONE. This bike has no defaults at all. There has been no problems for the 4 years that I have owned the bike.
Time Used: More than 2 years
Comments: Probably the best bike that I have ever owned. I would take it over a Norco Rampage. The forks are beefy and durable, and the bike is awesome off jumps.
Rating: 5
Recommendation: Yes I would recommend it to a friend

Submitted by harrison matthews - 5/2/2008 5:50:15 PM
Pros: im retarted and stupid
Cons: i love my brother full on
Time Used: More than 2 years
Comments: mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmjackson is his name
Rating: 5
Recommendation: No I would not recommend it to a friend

Submitted by nathan chapman - 4/24/2008 4:53:40 PM
Pros: brakes are alright???
Cons: frames gay, forks suck, rims suck. dont buy
Time Used: Just Once
Comments: i jumped of a 2 story building and it snapped!! pretty weak!! i guess it was 2 story
Rating: 2
Recommendation: No I would not recommend it to a friend

Submitted by frank - 4/17/2008 1:21:37 PM
Pros: bonne fram tres légé
Cons: ye po de defo su ste bike lo
Time Used: 3 Months
Comments: stun bon bike feque si vous voulez un bon bike ben achetez les c po plus dur que so
Rating: 5
Recommendation: Yes I would recommend it to a friend

Submitted by legend - 3/24/2008 11:30:52 PM
Pros: good strong frame, looks awesome, great forks.........................................
Cons: nufin...................................
Time Used: Less Than A Month
Comments: buy it........................................
Rating: 5
Recommendation: Yes I would recommend it to a friend

Submitted by ice man - 1/4/2008 9:00:39 PM
Pros: i love it. it is a good cheep bike that works i can use it for jumps and crap and but also down hill
Cons: the fork sucks im gunna buy a new one soon. and the brakes suck. but for not much more you can get better, like the rampage, manik, and 120
Time Used: 1 Year
Comments: i like it for all around use that works, and its nice cause im not the greatest but its helping me get alot better
Rating: 4
Recommendation: Yes I would recommend it to a friend

Submitted by D HOO - 4/22/2007 7:01:18 PM
Pros: looks good, strong frame, good rims
Cons: the bolt that holds the crank on- sheared the head off of it three times
Time Used: More than 2 years
Comments: if anyone else is having that problem we should let norco know cause it sucks walking out of a trail
Rating: 4
Recommendation: Yes I would recommend it to a friend

Submitted by coreytyio - 2/5/2007 6:43:10 PM
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Cons: djgsadfbadfbasdfbasdfbadfbvcufbdfbadfbadgfbasdd
Time Used: 1 Year
Comments: crap bikadfbadfbadfbadfbvadfbe
Rating: 1
Recommendation: No I would not recommend it to a friend

Submitted by kyle dawg - 9/25/2006 11:11:51 PM
Pros: the reflectors were really good i have to admit very pleased with it
Cons: ummm well i was very dissapointed with my suspension because when i tried jumping from my house to my next door neighbours house the suspension broke, also the caps for my tyre were terrible because they were black very racisty
Time Used: Just Once
Comments: over all its ok, i thought it could of come in the colour pink
Rating: 1
Recommendation: No I would not recommend it to a friend

Submitted by coza - 9/25/2006 11:08:12 PM
Pros: good frame strong nice llok its a aight ride 2
Cons: bad suspension it broke when i went of my neighbours 2 story roof also my bell doesnt ding properly and i jmped a step up and the rim buckled
Time Used: More than 2 years
Comments: sik bike i pull all the chiks and they are really fat there like your momma fat also the tyres are like ur momma fat
Rating: 5
Recommendation: No I would not recommend it to a friend

Submitted by Matt - 9/11/2006 5:20:03 AM
Pros: Everything Forks brakes hub wheels rims cranks
Cons: Nothing iv found that eveything is great
Time Used: 1 Year
Comments: Very good bike havent got any problems with it
Rating: 5
Recommendation: Yes I would recommend it to a friend

Submitted by Eh - 9/1/2006 3:13:23 AM
Pros: I just got the bike. so far the frame feels strong, its light, smoothe shifting, comfortable seat, grippy tires (i couldnt get them to slide no matter how hard i tried), the rims feel strong, the breaks are good and the suspension is ok.
Cons: Suspension feels a little too soft. but that can be ajusted. i havn't played around with it yet.
Time Used: Less Than A Month
Comments: Comfortable so far and impressive components. i look foward to seeing how hard this bike can perform. (will write another review in a few mounths time)
Rating: 5
Recommendation: Yes I would recommend it to a friend

Submitted by T-D - 6/12/2006 7:25:18 PM
Pros: Very strong fraim and very good components
Cons: forks not really strong enough for extreme riding
Time Used: 1 Year
Comments: i would suggest getting a stronger fork b/c mine snapped and my friend had the same MZ comps and the same thing happened to his.
Rating: 5
Recommendation: Yes I would recommend it to a friend

Submitted by Ty - 6/8/2006 5:50:47 PM
Pros: fery strong frame, holds up to almost anything
Cons: stock MZ comps arent the strongest, i snapped mine off after 6 or 7 months
Time Used: 1 Year
Comments: this is a very good bike, i recomend it to n e one but i would suggest inverting in a bit better fork ex. DJ 3
Rating: 5
Recommendation: Yes I would recommend it to a friend

Submitted by kinger - 6/7/2006 4:39:48 PM
Pros: solid front end, does everything my friends do on there $3000 bikes
Cons: bike rattles a bit when landing hard but so far nothing has broken. comes with a weak chain
Time Used: Less Than A Month
Comments: i weigh 220 and this bike is the reason i look graceful. still going strong
Rating: 4
Recommendation: Yes I would recommend it to a friend

Submitted by tony hawk - 5/9/2006 9:29:15 PM
Pros: Great for 10 foot drops
Cons: back tire poped whe n went off 20 foot drop
Time Used: 6 Months
Comments: great bike like it lots. You should replace the peadals i think
Rating: 5
Recommendation: Yes I would recommend it to a friend

Submitted by craig - 4/22/2006 4:36:11 AM
Pros: big frame and easy to control, handels well on 10ft drop i know, suspension is magic
Cons: only downfall is the brakes the rattle when landing on jumps
Time Used: Less Than A Month
Comments: awesome , love it , can't go a day without riding it , handles my style of riding which is the like 10-12ft jumps
Rating: 5
Recommendation: Yes I would recommend it to a friend

Submitted by dylan - 3/22/2006 4:48:46 PM
Pros: fork is stong it's a marzzochi i like it it's great for dirt jumps.
Cons: heavy,yes but it's reenforced a so many places thats it's a bit heavyer than the specialized hardrock but much stronger and the discs are perfect.
Time Used: 1 Year
Comments: I really liked it i ride now an atomik but still the rival was the best in its category and way more tuff tan the chiep hardrock frames.
Rating: 4
Recommendation: Yes I would recommend it to a friend

Submitted by cool - 3/1/2006 11:49:17 PM
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Time Used: Less Than A Month
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Rating: 5
Recommendation: No I would not recommend it to a friend

Submitted by _Phantom_ - 8/14/2005 1:46:43 PM
Pros: fork,very strong frame great for dirt jumping
Cons: very heavy, crapy derailleurs (doesnt shift well under stress)
Time Used: 3 Months
Comments: its a fun ride but its a little to heavy for urban riding
Rating: 3
Recommendation: No I would not recommend it to a friend



 



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